Which poetry term repeats a sound throughout lines of a poem to?

[babyrican1990]

Which poetry term repeats a sound throughout lines of a poem to create a lyrical, song-like effect? EXAMPLE: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

alliteration
refrain
couplet
allusion



Which poetry term repeats a word or sentence within a poem (like a song's chorus) to emphasize an important idea? EXAMPLE: "Our love will go on and on" from Titanic.

refrain
alliteration
metaphor
personification


Which poetry term puts two opposite words together to create a new word with a different meaning? EXAMPLE: "bittersweet" or "old news" or "pretty ugly"

personification
symbolism
allusion
oxymoron



Which poetry term uses an object to represent a more important abstract idea?
EXAMPLE: a ring = love / a flag = freedom

oxymoron
symbolism
refrain
couplet


Which poetry term divides a poem by its grouping of lines (white space breaks up certain lines)?

refrain
onomatopoeia
stanza
metaphor



Which poetry term gives human qualities to objects or ideas or animals? EXAMPLE: "The sun laughed and winked down on me."

oxymoron
stanza
allusion
personification

 

[Annie]

1. alliteration
2. refrain (re-repeats the same idea)
3. oxymoron (remember oppsymoron-opposite meanings put together)
4. symbolism (one thing Symbolizes another)
5. stanza (Space=Stanza)
6. personification (the object possesses a Person's qualities)